450 watt portable bass amp head with Active Power Management

The TC Electronic RebelHead 450 is the next step into the future for bass amplification. It approaches the players’ application and wants using completely new means, improving numerous aspects of the life of the gigging and touring bass player.

The TC Electronic RebelHead 450 is designed for the established and ambitious player that appreciates the many aspects of bass playing. It covers the needs ranging from ‘up and coming’ and to the professional player. RebelHead fits the bass players that are ready to take advantage of the recent 20 years technological advancements while still being true to the bass players virtues.

• The TC Electronic RebelHead 450's Adaptability – adapt your sound to your instrument and preferred music style in a snap (presets, tuner, Tube tone, Spectra comp).
• The TC Electronic RebelHead 450' Convenience – always carry your amp with you, be it different applications or touring abroad (size, weight, autosensing PSU, Cabinet stacking, tuner).
• The TC Electronic RebelHead 450 Applicability – control your sound in any application, be it live, rehearsing or recording (Rehearsal input, Recording output, DI output, cabinet building brick stacking).

The TC Electronic RebelHead 450 will allow you to always control your sound, be it for different basses or different applications such as; rehearsing, recording and playing live. It will allow you to bring along your sound to any gig local, national or international.

The TC Electronic RebelHead 450 Front Panel Features:

• ‘Simplicity’ is always important to bass players and RebelHead is no exception. The front panel knobs
  are the usual suspects: input gain, 4 tone controls and master level - every bass player can use this.
• Tuner – every player needs a tuner, but virtually no amp offers anything but ‘tuner out’, until now!Push
  the ‘Mute’ button to get the full resolution tuner lightring – and yes there is a remote that displays the
  tuner in front rather than behind you.
• Spectra Comp™ – Most players knows that integrated compressors generally don’t sound good. A
  regular comp will be controlled entirely by the lower string, while Spectra Comp allows virtually ‘per
  string’ compression evening out the compression across all strings.
• Presets – Most players don’t use presets today, but only because they never had the opportunity.
  Playing 4 vs. 5 string bass, Rickenbacker vs. Fender Jazz, groove vs. solo sound, every player knows an
  example where a few presets would be very welcome. The “Car radio” style store & recall makes it easy
  for every player to operate. The RebelControl remote allows access to the 3 presets, Mute and full on
  tuner indication.
• Tube tone™ – Most transistor designs have tried to replicate the tube sound through one small pre-amp
  tube. This of course does not accomplish the real tube sound, as the full preamp and poweramp section
  needs to be replicated in order to achieve the right sound – Tube tone™ does exactly that.

The TC Electronic RebelHead 450 Rear Panel Features:

• DI Output –Quality varies with built in DI’s. RebelHead is transformer balanced and galvanicly isolated
  from the rest of the amp which secures no grounds loops and hum. It will draw at least 100m of cable
  with no drop in audio quality.
• Recording output – AES/EBU straight into the Protools or Logic setup. The recording out is SPDIF
  compatible. The recording output is switchable from ‘pre’ to ‘post’ the preamp section.
• Rehearsal input – Bass is a pretty boring instrument on its own. Every player recognizes the need for
  background music when practicing. Rehearsal input with the included ‘mini-jack to RCA’ cable allows
  connection of ipod, phone, computers or other MP3 players. The studio quality headphone amp features
  a speaker filter on the bass signal.
• Insert point + Speaker connector – pretty standard stuff. Remember that the Speakon connector doubles
  as ¼” jack output as well.
• Auto sensing PSU – Our powersupply operates from 90 to 240 volt with no need for changing fuses or
  anything. Great feature for the travelling musician.
• Active Power Management – The power level of RebelHead is accomplished by Class D technology in
  combination with TCE’s Active Power Management™. APM™ secures that the amp behaves very much
  like a tube amp when getting close to maximum performance by optimizing the power impact contrary
  of most other class D and transistor amps hard clipping tendancies.